Category: News
2015’s winner, Carissa Sinclair, accepting her prize Entries are now open for the Wallace Foundation Short Fiction Contest. First awarded in 2016, it replaces a previous contest, begun in 2014, by express. This year, there is a focus on specifically encouraging youth to enter. Andrew Rumbles, the contest administrator, explains, “with the support of The […]
“If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise If you go down in the woods today, you’d better go in disguise For every bear that ever there was will gather there for certain Because today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic.” Except not so much a surprise, […]
Notable DC comic character and feminist icon Wonder Woman is officially bisexual according to writer, Greg Rucka. “Are we saying Diana has been in love and had relationships with other women?” he told Comicosity. “As Nicola and I approach it, the answer is obviously yes.” The subject of debate for decades, Wonder Woman’s sexuality has […]
OUTLineNZ and Malcolm Pacific Dinner Friday 23 September Vivace Restaurant, 50 High Street Photos: Maria Bumanglag Community organisation OUTLineNZ has partnered financially with Malcolm Pacific Immigration and celebrated with a dinner at Vivace. Trevor Easton, General Manager of OUTLineNZ, says “we are extremely excited about this partnership. David [Cooper, Director of Client Service at Malcolm […]
Article: Sydney Star Observer Australian HIV advocates are celebrating the news that scientists working on a cure for HIV infection in the UK have had a massive breakthrough in their research after a 44 year old male patient in the study showed no signs of HIV after treatment. Fifty patients are part of the trial […]
Image: Facebook After six and a half years, Akersten has left his job as editor of SameSame.com.au and moved on as digital and social media manager of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. As his former team, we at express wish him the best of luck!
It is no secret to anyone that the LGBT+ community and religion have not seen eye-to-eye for quite a bit of time. However, New Zealand churches are progressing, being led by St Matthews-in-the-City, Ponsonby Baptist and All Saints Ponsonby – walking in Pride parades and affirming same-sex couples. Obviously, with such animosity between Christianity and […]
Image and story: AP A cultural Massimadi festival in Haiti has been cancelled after threats were made to members of the organising foundation. Massimadi, a portmanteau of massissi and madivine (pejoratively referring to gays and lesbians in Creole), is a word used to describe the Afro-Carribean LGBT+ community. The festival itself was launched in 2009 […]